* Louis Armstrong
* Duke Ellington
* Bessie Smith
* Billie Holiday
* Coleman Hawkins
* Miles Davis
* Charlie Parker
* Svimmel Gillespie
* Thelonious Monk
* John Coltrane
Bebop-musikere (1940-1950-tallet)
* Charlie Parker
* Svimmel Gillespie
* Thelonious Monk
* Miles Davis
* John Coltrane
Kul jazzmusikere (1950-1960-tallet)
* Miles Davis
* Chet Baker
* Gerry Mulligan
* Stan Getz
* Paul Desmond
Hard Bop Musicians (1950-1960-tallet)
* Art Blakey
* Horace Silver
* Cannonball Adderley
* Sonny Rollins
* Blå Mitchell
Post-Bop-musikere (1960-1970-tallet)
* John Coltrane
* Miles Davis
* Ornette Coleman
* Cecil Taylor
* Albert Ayler
Fusjonsmusikere (1970-1980-tallet)
* Herbie Hancock
* Kylling Corea
* Værmelding
* Gå tilbake til Forever
* Mahavishnu Orchestra
Neo-Bop-musikere (1980-1990-tallet)
* Wynton Marsalis
* Branford Marsalis
* Terence Blanchard
* Christian McBride
* Joshua Redman
Samtidige jazzmusikere (1990-tall)
* Roy Hargrove
* Robert Glasper
* Esperanza Spalding
* Kamasi Washington
* Snarky valp
* BadBadNotGood